1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

.Use231. Highway Engineering. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 132, 181. Highway administration, economicsand finance; planning and design; subgrade soils and drainage; constructionand maintenance. Design of a highway. Center-line and grade-line projections,earthwork and cost estimate. 2 hr. lee., 3 hr. lab.233. Urban Transportation Planning and Design. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 132 or consentPrinciples of planning and physical design of transportation systems for different partsof the urban area. Land use, social, economic, and environmental compatibilities areemphasized. Evaluation and impact assessment.235. Railway Engineering. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 101. Development and importance of therailroad industry. Location, construction, operation, and maintenance. 3 hr. lee.240. Applied Hydrology. 3 hr. PR: Consent. The hydrologic cycle with emphasis onprecipitation and runofff as related to design of hydraulic structures, soil and waterconservation, and flood control. 3 hr. lee.245. Properties of Air Pollutants. 3 hr. PR: Consent. Physical, chemical, and biologicalbehavioral properties of dusts, droplets, and gases in the atmosphere. Air pollu -tant sampling and analysis. Planning and operating air pollution surveys. 2 hr. lee., 3hr. lab.251Public Health Engineering.3 hr. PR: Consent. Engineering aspects involved incontrol of the environment for protection of health and promotion of comfort ofhumans. Communicable disease control, milk and food sanitation, air pollution, refusedisposal, industrial hygiene, and radiological health hazards. 3 hr. lee.252. Water Resources Engineering. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 146. Application of hydrologic andhydraulic principles in the design and analysis of water resources systems. Topicsinclude hydraulic structures, economics and water law irrigation, hydroelectric power,navigation, flood-drainage litigation, and water-resources planning. 3 hr. lee.260. Structural Analysis 2. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 160. Fundamental theory of staticallyindeterminate structures. Analysis of indeterminate beams, frames, and trusses bystiffness and flexibility methods; computer aided structural analysis by standardcomputer codes; study of influence lines for beams, frames, and trusses. 3 hr. lee.270. Reinforced Concrete Design. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 1 10, 160; PR or Cone.: C.E. 260.Behavior and design of reinforced concrete members. Material properties; designmethods and safety considerations; flexure; shear; bond and anchorage; combinedflexure and axial load; footings; introduction to torsion, slender columns, and prestressedconcrete. 2 hr. lee., 3 hr. lab.271. Steel Design. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 1 10, 160; PR or Cone.: C.E. 260. Design of steelbridge and building systems with emphasis on connections, beams, columns, plasticdesign, and cost estimates. 3 hr. lee.274. Timber Design. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 1 10, 160; PR or Cone.: C.E. 260. Fundamentals ofmodern timber design and analysis. Topics include wood properties, design of beams,columns, trusses, and pole structures using dimension lumber, glue-laminatedproducts, and plywood. 3 hr. lee.281. Foundations Engineering. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 181. The practice of geotechnicalengineering, subsurface explorations, geotechnical analysis and design of shallow anddeep foundations, retaining structures, stability of earth slopes, soil and site improvement.3 hr. lee.283. Earthwork Design. 3 hr. PR: C.E. 181 . of soil mechanics principles in theanalysis, design, and construction of earth structures. Principles of compaction andcompaction control; an introduction to slope stability analysis and landslides; earthreinforcement systems, and ground improvement techniques. 3 hr. lee.328 Civil Engineering Courses